--- title: E — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 10 description: The 819 words of the English dictionary under E, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/10/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / E # E — The English dictionary · page 10 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Elevated means raised up higher than the ground or things around it.[↗](../../elevated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Higher than normal: «an elevated temperature» or «elevated heart rate».[↗](../../elevated/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Elevated is the past of elevate: lifted up or given a higher rank.[↗](../../elevated/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal) Grand or serious in style.[↗](../../elevated/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The house was built on elevated ground to avoid floods.[↗](../../elevated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your sprained ankle elevated.[↗](../../elevated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor said he had an elevated temperature.[↗](../../elevated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chicago has an elevated train called the L.[↗](../../elevated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her heart rate was elevated after running.[↗](../../elevated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was elevated to captain of the team.[↗](../../elevated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He and King Ulysses exchanged with one another the courtesies which belong to their elevated rank.[↗](../../elevated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **elevation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The height of a place above sea level.[↗](../../elevation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The town is at an elevation of 500 metres.[↗](../../elevation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Raising something or someone up, or moving someone to a higher rank: her elevation to captain.[↗](../../elevation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (technical) A flat drawing of one side of a building.[↗](../../elevation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The village is at an elevation of 1,200 metres.[↗](../../elevation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants are smaller at high elevation because it is cold and windy.[↗](../../elevation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The map uses brown for high elevation.[↗](../../elevation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The architect drew the front elevation of the house.[↗](../../elevation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her elevation to head girl surprised nobody.[↗](../../elevation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Camp A is at 800 m and camp B at 1,300 m; the difference in elevation is 500 m.[↗](../../elevation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **elevator** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An elevator is a machine like a small room that carries people or things up and down between floors of a building (US and Canada; called a «lift» in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand).[↗](../../elevator/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A grain elevator is a tall building where farmers store grain.[↗](../../elevator/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A part on a plane's tail that moves to make it go up or down.[↗](../../elevator/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We took the elevator to the tenth floor.[↗](../../elevator/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Press the button to call the elevator.[↗](../../elevator/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In a fire, never use the elevator.[↗](../../elevator/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The elevator can carry eight people at most.[↗](../../elevator/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In London we called it a lift, not an elevator.[↗](../../elevator/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The elevator got stuck between floors.[↗](../../elevator/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A grain elevator stood beside the railway.[↗](../../elevator/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **eleven** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Eleven is the number 11, one more than ten.[↗](../../eleven/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A team of eleven players is called an eleven, as in football and cricket.[↗](../../eleven/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Eleven players are on the team.[↗](../../eleven/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She has eleven coins.[↗](../../eleven/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Eleven plus four is fifteen.[↗](../../eleven/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He is eleven years old.[↗](../../eleven/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We have lunch at eleven thirty.[↗](../../eleven/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Eleven is an odd number.[↗](../../eleven/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Eleven can only be divided by 1 and 11.[↗](../../eleven/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There were eleven of them altogether.[↗](../../eleven/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It is eleven days journey from Horeb unto Kadesh-barnea by the way of mount Seir.[↗](../../eleven/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.1.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eleven/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year without blemish; (Torah NUM.29.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eleven/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And he made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains he made them.[↗](../../eleven/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eleven/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.[↗](../../eleven/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.15.51, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eleven/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; (Writings 2CH.36.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eleven/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.[↗](../../eleven/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.23.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eleven/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **eleventh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Eleventh means number 11 in order.[↗](../../eleventh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An eleventh is one of 11 equal parts, written 1/11.[↗](../../eleventh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «At the eleventh hour» means at the very last moment.[↗](../../eleventh/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was eleventh in the race.[↗](../../eleventh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The eleventh day of the trip.[↗](../../eleventh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many runners finished before the eleventh?[↗](../../eleventh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · One eleventh of 22 is 2.[↗](../../eleventh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We live on the eleventh floor.[↗](../../eleventh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It is his eleventh birthday.[↗](../../eleventh/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She finished the project at the eleventh hour.[↗](../../eleventh/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · This is the tale of the wonders that befell on the evening of the eleventh of December, when they did what they were told not to do.[↗](../../eleventh/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ochran, prince of the children of Asher: (Torah NUM.7.72, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eleventh/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Jeremiah the tenth, Machbannai the eleventh.[↗](../../eleventh/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.12.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eleventh/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim; (Writings 1CH.24.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eleventh/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve; (Writings 1CH.25.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../eleventh/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **elf** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An elf is a small magical creature in stories and folk tales, often with pointed ears, who can be helpful or tricky.[↗](../../elf/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In Christmas stories, elves are Santa's helpers who make toys at the North Pole.[↗](../../elf/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In fantasy books and games, like «The Lord of the Rings», elves are tall, wise, beautiful people who live very long.[↗](../../elf/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The elves made shoes for the poor shoemaker.[↗](../../elf/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Santa's elves wrap presents in the workshop.[↗](../../elf/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our Elf on the Shelf moves every night.[↗](../../elf/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Legolas is an elf in «The Lord of the Rings».[↗](../../elf/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She dressed up as an elf for the school play.[↗](../../elf/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The elf had pointy ears and a green hat.[↗](../../elf/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In Iceland some people tell stories about hidden elves.[↗](../../elf/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The poor little elf was very much frightened.[↗](../../elf/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **elfin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Small, delicate and magical, like an elf or a fairy.[↗](../../elfin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The elfin child slipped through the gap in the hedge.[↗](../../elfin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her face was small and elfin.[↗](../../elfin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard elfin laughter in the wood.[↗](../../elfin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **elicit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To get a reaction, answer or information from someone, often by asking questions or doing something.[↗](../../elicit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The clown's trick elicited laughter from the children.[↗](../../elicit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher's question elicited many good answers.[↗](../../elicit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The police tried to elicit information from the witness.[↗](../../elicit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His sad story elicited sympathy.[↗](../../elicit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A loud noise elicits a jump from most people.[↗](../../elicit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her joke failed to elicit even a smile.[↗](../../elicit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **eligibility** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having the right to do or get something because you meet the rules, such as the right age, address or qualifications.[↗](../../eligibility/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Check the eligibility rules before you enter the competition.[↗](../../eligibility/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Age is one condition for eligibility to vote.[↗](../../eligibility/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Your eligibility for free school meals depends on family income.[↗](../../eligibility/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach checked each player's eligibility for the under-11 team.[↗](../../eligibility/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Living in the town is needed for eligibility for the library card.[↗](../../eligibility/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Eligibility for the prize was limited to pupils under 12.[↗](../../eligibility/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **eligible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Allowed to do or get something because you meet the rules, as in «eligible to vote» or «eligible for free school meals».[↗](../../eligible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old-fashioned) A good person to marry, usually rich and single, as in «an eligible bachelor».[↗](../../eligible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Children aged 9 to 11 are eligible for the chess competition.[↗](../../eligible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You are eligible to vote at 18.[↗](../../eligible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Only Year 6 pupils are eligible to be prefects.[↗](../../eligible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was not eligible because she had already won.[↗](../../eligible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some families are eligible for free school meals.[↗](../../eligible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the novel, he was the most eligible bachelor in town.[↗](../../eligible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He remembered that you have to prove you don’t know you have it before you are eligible for Pop.[↗](../../eligible/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **eliminate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To eliminate means to remove or get rid of something completely.[↗](../../eliminate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To eliminate a team or player means to knock them out of a competition.[↗](../../eliminate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths) To eliminate an answer means to show it cannot be right, so you cross it out.[↗](../../eliminate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Washing hands helps eliminate germs.[↗](../../eliminate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team was eliminated in the semi-final.[↗](../../eliminate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Eliminate the answers that are too big.[↗](../../eliminate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · By the process of elimination, the answer must be C.[↗](../../eliminate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Recycling can eliminate a lot of waste.[↗](../../eliminate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Eliminate the odd numbers from 1 to 10; what is left?[↗](../../eliminate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I have eliminated a malodorous and un-English skunk.[↗](../../eliminate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **elimination** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Removing or getting rid of something completely.[↗](../../elimination/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (sport, games, shows) Being knocked out of a competition.[↗](../../elimination/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths, logic) Solving a problem by ruling out wrong answers one by one (process of elimination).[↗](../../elimination/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* By a process of elimination, we found who took the cake.[↗](../../elimination/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team lost in the elimination round.[↗](../../elimination/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The elimination of smallpox was a great success for science.[↗](../../elimination/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The quiz had a different elimination each week.[↗](../../elimination/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cross off wrong answers: that is elimination.[↗](../../elimination/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The elimination of plastic straws helps the sea.[↗](../../elimination/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **elite** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The elite is a small group of people who are the best at something, or who have the most power, money or importance.[↗](../../elite/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Elite (adjective) means the very best or of the highest level, as in elite athletes.[↗](../../elite/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Sometimes «the elite» is used as a complaint about rich, powerful people who seem out of touch.[↗](../../elite/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Only elite athletes can run that fast.[↗](../../elite/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The elite squad trained every day.[↗](../../elite/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She joined the elite group of chess players at the club.[↗](../../elite/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people say the elite do not understand ordinary families.[↗](../../elite/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The country's elite went to the same old schools.[↗](../../elite/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Elite gymnasts start training very young.[↗](../../elite/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **elixir** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A magic drink said to cure all illness or give long life.[↗](../../elixir/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A sweet liquid medicine.[↗](../../elixir/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He hoped to find the Elixir of Life.[↗](../../elixir/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wizard poured a golden elixir into the cup.[↗](../../elixir/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandma takes a cough elixir.[↗](../../elixir/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **elizabethan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Belonging to the time of Queen Elizabeth I of England, or in the style of that time.[↗](../../elizabethan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old play is Elizabethan in style.[↗](../../elizabethan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some plays from that time are called Elizabethan drama.[↗](../../elizabethan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I modernised the spelling of the Elizabethan tale.[↗](../../elizabethan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **elk** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In Britain and Europe: the largest kind of deer, with huge flat antlers and a long face; the same animal is called a moose in North America.[↗](../../elk/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In North America: a large deer with branching antlers, also called a wapiti, smaller than a moose.[↗](../../elk/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An elk stepped out onto the road in front of us.[↗](../../elk/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Elk eat grass, leaves and bark.[↗](../../elk/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The male elk has large antlers.[↗](../../elk/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the elk bugling in the autumn forest.[↗](../../elk/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In Sweden, signs warn drivers about elk.[↗](../../elk/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A herd of elk grazed by the river.[↗](../../elk/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ell** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The name of the letter L.[↗](../../ell/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An old measure of length, about the length of an arm, used for cloth (in England about 45 inches, a little over a metre).[↗](../../ell/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (USA) An extension of a building at a right angle, making an L shape.[↗](../../ell/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The merchant sold three ells of cloth.[↗](../../ell/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An ell was about the length of a man's arm.[↗](../../ell/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Give them an inch and they'll take an ell,» said Granny.[↗](../../ell/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmhouse has an ell at the back.[↗](../../ell/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a small ell and a capital ell.[↗](../../ell/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · As they came nearer they could see it was a dwarf, with a shrivelled-up face and a snow-white beard an ell long.[↗](../../ell/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ellipsis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The punctuation mark of three dots (…) that shows words are missing or that a sentence trails off.[↗](../../ellipsis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (grammar) Leaving out words that are understood, as in «I can swim and so can Tom» (swim is left out).[↗](../../ellipsis/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She opened the box and saw… nothing\![↗](../../ellipsis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Use an ellipsis to make the reader wait.[↗](../../ellipsis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Well…[↗](../../ellipsis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") I'm not sure,» said Max.[↗](../../ellipsis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The writer used an ellipsis to leave out part of the quote.[↗](../../ellipsis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't put four dots — an ellipsis has three.[↗](../../ellipsis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Want some?»[↗](../../ellipsis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") «Yes, please» is an example of ellipsis.[↗](../../ellipsis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **elliptical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (maths) Shaped like an ellipse, a stretched circle or oval, as in «an elliptical orbit».[↗](../../elliptical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (language) Leaving out words that the listener can guess, as in «Coming?» instead of «Are you coming?».[↗](../../elliptical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Said in a way that is hard to understand because it is not direct.[↗](../../elliptical/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (US, noun) An exercise machine where you move your legs in an oval path.[↗](../../elliptical/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Earth travels around the Sun in an elliptical orbit.[↗](../../elliptical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The running track is elliptical.[↗](../../elliptical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew an elliptical shape using two pins and a loop of string.[↗](../../elliptical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Ready?» is an elliptical way of saying «Are you ready?»[↗](../../elliptical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His answer was so elliptical that no one understood it.[↗](../../elliptical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum uses the elliptical at the gym.[↗](../../elliptical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **elm** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An elm is a tall tree with rough, oval leaves with jagged edges.[↗](../../elm/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Elm is the hard wood from this tree.[↗](../../elm/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A tall elm stood beside the church.[↗](../../elm/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Elm leaves have jagged edges and uneven bases.[↗](../../elm/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many elm trees died from Dutch elm disease.[↗](../../elm/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The chair was made of elm.[↗](../../elm/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Squirrels ran up the old elm.[↗](../../elm/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We collected elm seeds, which are flat and round.[↗](../../elm/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The street was once lined with elms.[↗](../../elm/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **elongate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make something longer, or to become longer.[↗](../../elongate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* elongated (adjective): long and thin, longer than usual.[↗](../../elongate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our shadows elongate as the sun goes down.[↗](../../elongate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A giraffe has an elongated neck.[↗](../../elongate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cell elongates before it splits.[↗](../../elongate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The artist painted elongated faces.[↗](../../elongate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stretch the dough to elongate it.[↗](../../elongate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · An ellipse is like an elongated circle.[↗](../../elongate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **elongated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Longer and thinner than usual; stretched out.[↗](../../elongated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A worm has a long, elongated body.[↗](../../elongated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The evening sun cast elongated shadows across the field.[↗](../../elongated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An oval is like an elongated circle.[↗](../../elongated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The giraffe's elongated neck helps it reach high leaves.[↗](../../elongated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some cells are elongated, like long threads.[↗](../../elongated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mirror made our faces look elongated and funny.[↗](../../elongated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **elongation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Elongation is making something longer or becoming longer, by stretching or growing.[↗](../../elongation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Elongation is how much a material stretches before it breaks.[↗](../../elongation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The elongation of the elastic band showed how heavy the weight was.[↗](../../elongation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Plant stems show elongation as they reach for light.[↗](../../elongation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We measured the elongation of the spring in centimetres.[↗](../../elongation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The giraffe's neck is an example of elongation of bones.[↗](../../elongation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Heat can cause elongation of metal rails.[↗](../../elongation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each extra weight caused more elongation.[↗](../../elongation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) … [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/9/) **10** [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/11/) … [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/42/) - ← previous: [page 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/9/) - next →: [page 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/page/11/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)